Iranian Airways was established in May 1946 and launched its first air travel service on the route from Tehran to holy Mashhad after World War II. Within a period of 17 years (from 1945-1962), the company developed into a major domestic carrier with a few international flights per week. In 1954, another private airline was formed under the name Persian Airways or Pars. Initially, it operated only freight services to Europe.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Airline Company “Homa” has been serving Iranians for more than half a century and has always been trying to carry out its duties optimally by moving passengers, export and import cargo and mail in the domestic and international network.

The establishment of Iran National Airline “HOMA”

The geographical situation of Iran with its expanding spacious levels, remoteness of crowded areas from each other, lack of adequate means of transportation ( roads and railways),the need to initiate fast and safe connections between scientific and governmental organizations and most importantly , lack of an orderly equipment with high capacity to revive mutual aviation rights with other countries as well as securing more welfare and comfort for Iranians, led to a ratification by the board of ministers Cabinet to establish a national airline corporation on February 10th 1961. Following that, Iran National Airline was founded on February 24th, 1962 by merging two airlines, Iranian Airways and Persian Airways, and forming a new airline called Iran National Airline under the acronyms of HOMA and a griffin of Persian mythology which symbolizes the mythical Bird of Happiness and has been operating ever since.